Photoshop vs. Paintshop Pro vs. Fireworks

[tyr]

So today we've got three, well two (obvious) big image creator / editors. Macromedia Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop and (something) Paintshop Pro.

Photoshop is basically for what it says, but yet it seems to be the most popular and common for internet users for forums, and just regular images. But according to my computer teacher, it's for what the name says, Photoshop.

Macromedia Fireworks is good for making gifs, and customly made from scratch images. (I'm pretty sure) it can also make animations as well. This program has much more than Photoshop, but can get complex to a new graphic designer, such as myself - yet it's personally my favourite.

Now I can't really say much for Paintshop Pro, as I received a burnt copy from a computer technician, but I really didn't like it - probably because I didn't have the patience, the time, and well - computer knowledge and understanding. I'd say this would be the most basic (other than Paint of course) program to design images.

My choice is Fireworks. simply because I use it more at school, thus I'm learning more.

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[Jordan]

Photoshop is the one I use. Once you learn all of the tricks and tweaks (and how to use it) you can modify just about any image.

I've never used Macromedia Fireworks so I can't comment on it but I know that Adobe owns Macromedia now so I have no idea what will happen to FireWorks.

Paintshop Pro I've used a lot and find that it lacks most of the features that Photoshop have. I guess that is why it is only $70 and why they call it the "Poor mans Photoshop".

Another big one (for Linux guys) is the Gimp. It is free and powerful but again, lacking compared to Photoshop. I'm not sure if they have a Windows version of this but you may want to give it a try.

[TcM]

Well I haven't used Paintshop and Fireworks, so no comment, but all I know is that I have done great improvements in graphics since I have been using Photoshop, because before I used Cored 10, but it's not so good.. it's complicated too, so I like the simplicity and power of photoshop. Thats my opinion.

[awesty]

I have only ever used Fireworks and Photoshop.

Photoshop can do what Fireworks can do, plus a bit more.

But Photoshops interface is hard to get used to, Fireworks is a lot friendlier (maybe thats just because I am used to flash) interface so I tend to like Fireworks better (even though I just uninstalled it ).

[Kaabi]

Macromedia is notorious for making lots of very expensive, basically useless products. I see Fireworks as one of those. Photoshop is clearly the best of the three, and I'm not sure, but I think it's cheaper than Fireworks.